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Shedding light on how to increase UK crop yields

January 31, 2022
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Recent events has demonstrated the need to increase the UK's national food harvest and build relience within our local supply chains. As light is a limiting factor in UK agricultural...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Chemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Botany, Chemistry, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Food and Drink, Food Science, Organic Chemistry
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Irish researchers unlock breakthrough approach to repair peripheral nerve damage

January 21, 2022
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As part of an ongoing partnership between RCSI, AMBER and Integra LifeSciences, a research team used a novel device to mimic the body’s own natural nerve repair processes to repair...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Health, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Neuroscience
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Researchers propose ‘ecologically honest’ approach to modelling behaviour

January 20, 2022
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When studying the behaviour of species, study design is often based on human norms. But, when modelling the behaviour of non-human species, these biases can skew results. Now, one research...
Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Zoology
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Take the test: Are you Britain’s next super-matcher?

January 19, 2022
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Do you have natural forensic detection skills? Find out if you are one of those rare individuals who have the ability to compare complex visual images and identify matching patterns....
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Forensics
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Blood and guts: new link uncovered between the gut microbiome and blood groups

January 17, 2022
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Researchers have been studying how the body’s mucus layer encourages the optimal balance of microbes to colonise and flourish. The discovery of strains of bacteria in the gut microbiome that...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Physiology
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Chemists use DNA to build the world’s tiniest antenna

January 14, 2022
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Inspired by the ‘Lego-like’ properties of DNA, with building blocks that are typically 20,000 times smaller than a human hair, a new DNA-based fluorescent nanoantenna will monitor the structural change...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials
Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Organic Chemistry
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Dementia cases ‘set to almost triple by 2050’

January 12, 2022
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Dementia is the seventh leading cause of death worldwide, affecting around 57 million people worldwide in 2019. Due to population growth, ageing and lifestyle factors, the number of adults living...
Life Sciences
Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Neuroscience, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics
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Can virtual academic conferences make STEM fields more inclusive?

January 10, 2022
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While the global shift towards virtual events has clearly reduced the carbon footprint, it also raises questions regarding accessibility. Specifically, can virtual events overcome barriers of diversity and inclusion in...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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Monitoring DNA in air samples could revolutionise biomonitoring

January 10, 2022
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DNA from air could revolutionise the way we measure animal biodiversity, say scientists. Two research teams have independently demonstrated that airborne eDNA can be used to monitor a range of...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
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Fossil research affected by significant colonial bias, study finds

January 6, 2022
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Recent research highlights just some of the historical, social and economic factors which have influenced the field of palaeontology and significantly skewed accessible fossil records. The first step towards conducting...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Environment, Genetics, Paleobiology, Policy, Zoology
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Low-cost, ultra-sensitive gravimeter for early detection of volcanic activity uses MEMS technology

December 10, 2021
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A new device being developed by University of Glasgow in collaboration with a leading product design house can detect subtle changes in local gravity and provide an early warning device...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Geology, Health & Safety, Tectonics, Volcanology
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2022 predictions on the advances in life sciences innovation

December 9, 2021
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Innovation experts recently hired specifically to study emerging tech and drive collaboration predict a focus on the fight against antimicrobial resistance and a surge in quantum computing research for 2022....
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environment, Health, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Physics, Policy, Quantum Physics
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